strings in switch are not supported in -source 1.5 [ERROR] (use -source 7 or higher to enable strings in switch)

Question

i am using Java 1.8.101 version. when i run maven clean install, at that time i am getting error

strings in switch are not supported in -source 1.5
[ERROR] (use -source 7 or higher to enable strings in switch).

I don't know why because already i am using java 1.8.101 version.\

Any help would be great. Thanks a lot in advance for help. Attached screenshot.

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https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-compiler-plugin/examples/set-compiler-source-and-target.html — Jeremy, Mar 05 '17 at 07:40
@Rajender Pal what role is maven playing here? Please elaborate, might be the cause. — Naman, Mar 05 '17 at 07:41
@RajenderPal the `pom.xml` that is visible under your project. — Naman, Mar 05 '17 at 07:45
Maybe you use java 1.8 but your project source language level is 1.5. Look [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15556583/eclipse-set-source-level) link — Vugar Suleymanov, Mar 05 '17 at 07:47

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '17 at 07:49

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As already suggested by @Jeremy as well, make an entry to the pom.xml file as -

<plugins>
  <plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
    <version>3.6.1</version>
    <configuration>
      <source>1.8</source>
      <target>1.8</target>
    </configuration>
  </plugin>
</plugins>

and use mvn clean install on the command line to verify the change.

answered Mar 05 '17 at 07:49

Naman

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Thanks a lot guys. It worked. – Rajender Pal Mar 05 '17 at 07:52

strings in switch are not supported in -source 1.5 [ERROR] (use -source 7 or higher to enable strings in switch)

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